draconus Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 Why near landing lights are turned to the left side? Win10 i7-10700KF 32GB RTX3060 Rift S T16000M TWCS TFRP FC3 F-14A/B F-15E CA SC NTTR PG Syria Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironhand Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 Why near landing lights are turned to the left side? Because that’s the side of the aircraft the pilot looks down to the runway to judge his height above it for flare and landing at night. YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU1...CR6IZ7crfdZxDg _____ Win 10 Pro x64, ASUS Z97 Pro MoBo, Intel i7-4790K, EVGA GTX 970 4GB, HyperX Savage 32GB, Samsung 850 EVO 250 GB SSD, 2x Seagate Hybrid Drive 2TB Raid 0. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
draconus Posted October 18, 2018 Author Share Posted October 18, 2018 Thanks. These are far lights then - my mistake. Win10 i7-10700KF 32GB RTX3060 Rift S T16000M TWCS TFRP FC3 F-14A/B F-15E CA SC NTTR PG Syria Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Top Jockey Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 Because that’s the side of the aircraft the pilot looks down to the runway to judge his height above it for flare and landing at night. Noticed that on the lights too... we are always learning. Hangar FC3 | F-14A/B | F-16C | F/A-18C | MiG-21bis | Mirage 2000C ... ... JA 37 | Kfir | MiG-23 | Mirage IIIE Mi-8 MTV2 system i7-4790 K , 16 GB DDR3 , GTX 1660 Ti 6GB , Samsung 860 QVO 1TB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devrim Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 They (who?) should have done this for WW2 aircrafts, maybe. :) Intel i7-14700@5.6GHz | MSI RTX4080 Super SuprimX | Corsair V. 32GB@6400MHz. | Samsung 1TB 990 PRO SSD (Win10Homex64) Samsung G5 32" + Samsung 18" + 2x8"TFT Displays | Saitek X-55 Rhino & Rudder | TM MFD Cougars | Logitech G13, G230, G510, PZ55 & Farming Sim Panel | TIR5 >>MY MODS<< | Discord: Devrim#1068 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cro_mig_21 Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 MiG-15 and MiG-21 use the same doctrine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironhand Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 If you have TIR or similar, give it a try. It feels awkward at first spotting the runway out of the left window but, once you're used to it, it makes judging height above the runway much easier. YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU1...CR6IZ7crfdZxDg _____ Win 10 Pro x64, ASUS Z97 Pro MoBo, Intel i7-4790K, EVGA GTX 970 4GB, HyperX Savage 32GB, Samsung 850 EVO 250 GB SSD, 2x Seagate Hybrid Drive 2TB Raid 0. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mvsgas Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 There was a video from the cockpit of a Mig-29 landing and you can see the light to the left. I need to see if I can find it again. To whom it may concern, I am an idiot, unfortunately for the world, I have a internet connection and a fondness for beer....apologies for that. Thank you for you patience. Many people don't want the truth, they want constant reassurance that whatever misconception/fallacies they believe in are true.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stealth29U.K Posted October 20, 2018 Share Posted October 20, 2018 (edited) Noticed that on the lights too... we are always learning. Indeed everyday is a schoolday it seems when your on the DCS forum:thumbup: Edited October 20, 2018 by Stealth29(U.K) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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